Maple Bear Global Schools · Korean campus network
Teach young learners in English at a Maple Bear campus in Korea
Maple Bear Korea is the Korean campus network of Maple Bear Global Schools, a Canadian brand founded in 2004. Its campuses run English-immersion kindergarten classes and elementary literacy programs, and Korvia has advertised roles at seven of the eleven campuses in its online directory.
Research checked . Job terms can change.
Who is Maple Bear Korea likely to suit?
Maple Bear Korea suits a teacher who wants to spend most of the day with kindergarten-age children, on a weekday daytime schedule, inside a structured curriculum. Every Maple Bear listing Korvia has published for start dates from February 2025 covered kindergarten or primary learners, ran Monday to Friday and included a flight benefit, and all but one listed provided housing.
What you may actually teach
Maple Bear Korea says its campuses offer full Canadian programs for Early Years and Elementary, developed by the brand's own experts. The campus pages describe two stages: English-immersion kindergarten classes, then an elementary literacy program covering listening, speaking, reading, writing, viewing and representing.
A Canadian brand founded in 2004
Maple Bear grew out of the Canadian Education Centre Network, a non-profit supported by the Government of Canada. Its first school opened in India in 2005, and by 2007 it had about a dozen schools in Korea, Brazil and India.
Maple Bear Global, About Us500+ schools in 37 countries
Maple Bear Global reports more than 500 schools and over 70,000 students, with Korea on its list of operating countries. Treat the exact figures as the brand’s own, checked October 2026; its pages round them differently.
Maple Bear Global homepage and About UsEarly Years immersion
Campus pages state that the language of instruction is English and that the early-childhood program follows the Canadian immersion model, with themed, cross-subject units for the whole child.
Maple Bear Korea campus pagesComprehensive literacy
The elementary program is described as comprehensive literacy: levelled books, reading and writing centres, and lessons on specific reading, writing and word-study strategies.
Maple Bear Korea campus pagesBrand-level training
The campus pages say teaching staff are trained throughout the year by the Director of Maple Bear Asia, and that an Academic Director or Head Teacher oversees teaching at each campus.
Maple Bear Korea campus pagesRoughly ages 5 to 13
The Songdo campus describes kindergarten-to-elementary programs for students aged 5 to 13. Other campuses describe the same two stages without stating ages, so confirm the age band of your own classes.
Maple Bear Songdo campus page
What the role may feel like
Maple Bear Korea publishes a curriculum and campus hours, not an employee handbook. The patterns below come from the Maple Bear listings Korvia has published for start dates from February 2025 to March 2027 (21 listing records across seven campuses, checked October 2026). Your own job card and contract define the actual terms.
Weekday daytime hours
Every Maple Bear listing in Korvia’s records ran Monday to Friday, mostly 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. None included Saturday work. Some campuses publish Saturday morning opening hours, so ask whether that ever applies to you.
Korvia Maple Bear listings, 2025–2027 start datesYoung learners, all day
Nineteen of 21 listing records covered kindergarten and primary learners together; the other two were primary only. None included middle-school or adult classes.
Korvia Maple Bear listings, 2025–2027 start datesTeaching load and pay range
Most listings stated 28 or 30 hours a week; two Daegu-Dalseo listings stated 35 and 40. Monthly pay ranged from about KRW 2.3 to 3.0 million, varying by campus and listing.
Korvia Maple Bear listings, checked Oct 2026Housing, flights and vacation
All but one listing provided a studio or officetel, and every one listed a flight benefit (most often entry-only; three Daegu roles listed exit-only) and usually 15 paid vacation days. Class caps, where stated, were 12 or 15.
Korvia Maple Bear listings, checked Oct 2026Most public material is job ads, so ask for a current teacher
Most of the searchable material we could read about Maple Bear in Korea is job advertising rather than first-hand teacher accounts. If you look for yourself, search the spellings Maple Bear, Maplebear and the Korean 메이플베어 together with the campus name, because each campus runs separately. A sample timetable and a private conversation with a current teacher will tell you more than an old post.
Public review search checked . Anonymous accounts are context, not verified facts about a current opening.Questions worth taking into the interview
- Which campus is this role at, and which legal entity will sign my contract?
- How many of my teaching hours are kindergarten and how many are elementary?
- How much planning time is on the timetable, and what reports or parent communication are expected?
- Can I speak privately with a foreign teacher currently at this campus?
A better match starts with honest tradeoffs
Brand pages describe a teaching model. Your contract defines the job. Use both before deciding.
Tell Korvia what you wantThis could suit you if
- You enjoy kindergarten-age children and are happy to teach them for most of the day.
- You want a Monday-to-Friday daytime schedule with evenings and weekends free.
- You like working inside an established curriculum with in-house training.
- You would rather join a known brand than a single independent academy.
- You are open to a campus outside Seoul, such as Daegu, Daejeon or Incheon.
Confirm before you accept
- Which campus you will work at, and its exact address.
- Your split of kindergarten and elementary classes, and the class sizes.
- Whether the flight benefit covers entry, exit or both.
- What the provided housing includes and how far it is from the campus.
- How paid vacation is scheduled across the school year.
Eleven campuses, five regions
Maple Bear Korea's campus directory lists eleven campuses (checked October 2026). Most are in Seoul and the capital region, with others in Daejeon and Daegu. Where a campus page states an opening year, it is shown.
Mostly the capital region, plus Daejeon and Daegu
This schematic groups the eleven campuses Maple Bear Korea lists. Korvia has advertised roles at seven of them, for start dates from February 2025: Gangnam, Gimpo, Bundang-Pangyo, Mapo, Songdo, Daegu-Dalseo and Daegu-Suseong.
- SeoulGangnam · Songpa · Mapo
- Gyeonggi · IncheonFour Gyeonggi campuses + Songdo
- DaejeonYuseong-gu
- DaeguDalseo · Suseong
Seoul
- Gangnam (own building in Gaepo-dong since 2023)
- Songpa (since 2006)
- Mapo (address listed in Yongsan-gu)
Gyeonggi
- Gimpo (Hangang)
- Bucheon
- Bundang-Pangyo (since 2006)
- Pyeongchon (Anyang)
Incheon
- Songdo (since 2010)
Daejeon
- Yuseong-gu (Expo area)
Daegu
- Dalseo
- Suseong (since 2007)
The directory's heading says ten campuses but the page lists eleven; this guide follows the list. Campus opening hours are published for parents and are not a teacher timetable. The live job card and contract state your exact campus and schedule.
Current Maple Bear Korea jobs through Korvia
These cards are read from Korvia’s live job system, so they change as roles fill. Open each one for its campus, start date, age group and full terms.
Maplebear Suseong Branch in Daegu — March 2027
Daegu
- Salary
- 2.5M KRW ~ 2.8M KRW
- Work schedule
- M-F, 9:00am ~ 6:00pm
- Teaching load
- 30 hrs
- Age groups
- Kindergarten, Primary
- Class cap
- Up to 15 students
- Housing
- Single Studio
Only the linked job listing and signed contract define salary, hours, housing, benefits and assigned classes.
Questions teachers ask
Short answers based on the listed sources and Korvia's current employer records.
Is Maple Bear a school or a hagwon in Korea?
Maple Bear is a global education brand. The campuses we checked, such as Gangnam, are registered as private language academies (어학원) under the brand, and the Gangnam page lists its registration number. Your contract will name the specific campus or operating company that employs you.
What ages would I teach at Maple Bear Korea?
Mainly kindergarten and elementary. Every Maple Bear listing Korvia has published for start dates from February 2025 covered kindergarten and primary learners, or primary only. The Songdo campus describes its programs as covering ages 5 to 13.
Do Maple Bear teachers work Saturdays?
None of the Maple Bear listings in Korvia’s records included Saturday work; they ran Monday to Friday, mostly 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Two campuses publish Saturday morning opening hours for families, so confirm your own schedule in the contract.
How much do Maple Bear teaching jobs in Korea pay?
Across the Maple Bear listings Korvia has published for start dates from February 2025, monthly pay ranged from about KRW 2.3 to 3.0 million, with housing, a flight benefit and usually 15 paid vacation days. Check the live job card for the current offer.
Where are Maple Bear campuses in Korea?
Maple Bear Korea lists eleven campuses: Gangnam, Songpa and Mapo in Seoul; Gimpo, Bucheon, Bundang-Pangyo and Pyeongchon in Gyeonggi; Songdo in Incheon; one in Daejeon; and Dalseo and Suseong in Daegu.
How is Maple Bear different from Digital Chosun CLI?
Both have Canadian roots, but the jobs differ. Maple Bear roles are weekday daytime positions focused on kindergarten and elementary learners across a multi-campus network. Digital Chosun CLI is a single Gwanghwamun academy whose listing reviewed on August 21, 2026 covered kindergarten to adult learners on a Tuesday-to-Saturday schedule.
What should I ask before accepting a Maple Bear offer?
Ask which campus and legal entity will employ you, your kindergarten and elementary split, class sizes, planning time, the flight and housing terms, how vacation is scheduled, and whether you can speak privately with a current teacher.
Sources behind this guide
We distinguish employer-provided or public-source information from job-specific Korvia data so you can check the evidence yourself.
- Official (global)Maple Bear Global Schools — About Us and history
- Official (global)Maple Bear Global Schools — homepage figures and curriculum overview
- Official (Korea)Maple Bear Korea — curriculum
- Official (Korea)Maple Bear Korea — campus directory
- Official (Korea)Maple Bear Daegu Suseong campus page
- Official (Korea)Maple Bear Songdo campus page
- Official (Korea)Maple Bear Gangnam campus page (Korean)
- Live job dataKorvia teaching jobs in Korea